If I understood right from poorly google translated twitter messages from @Ethan_Ahn and some link to a website with an announcement about it, apparently Team IM will start to stream on own3d.tv in 2012.

Man I'm so freaking happy to see the increasing number of Korean streamers on foreign sites like own3d and twitch.

PLEASE NOTE: This doesn't necessary mean that any of the Team IM players are going to be personally streaming, seems more of a day9-daily type of web-show.

Edit: Seeker was kind to translate the original article from leveltory.com- Huge props to him!

IM, being called the greatest team ever in 2011, wish to live up to that name and take the initiative to start broadcasting streams. The IM coach Gang Dong Hoon contacted "leveltory" and announced that through a cable connection they will "start broadcasting streams in test format (as is they'll be testing this to see how it goes) next early January. The reason the team IM hadn't been streaming is because they did not want their players' strategies being exposed.

However something very important to note is that IM players themselves will not be appearing but coach Gang Dong Hoon will be appearing for these streams. He will basically be running a "know how" course program and might also introduce future IM players through individual broadcasting and also show replay analysis of their players as well as format changes. (No idea if "format changes" is even what they're talking about but that's what it says) Also, for the international fans (people outside of Korea) they will bring in MLG's translator Kim Sung Hwan to translate everything that is going on.

IM will be streaming through own3D.tv and will announce their official schedule at a later date.

So it appears to be a bit of a different format rather than just players streaming their own ladder games. None the less it's amazing to see a Korean team to take on a such an initiative to bring content to us foreign fans as Hwanni (You might remember him from the Artosis' progaming house videos and being a badass translator at the MLG Providence.) will be translating everything.

On December 30 2011 01:35 dogss wrote:am i the only one who thinks the layout of own3d sucks? it would be so much better if you could see the stream and chat at the same time, otherwise i'd rather just watch a replay.

You save mouse clicks and time because you don't have to hide the chat.

On December 30 2011 01:35 dogss wrote:am i the only one who thinks the layout of own3d sucks? it would be so much better if you could see the stream and chat at the same time, otherwise i'd rather just watch a replay.

Own3d creates a new irc channel for each room. So they don't really use any built in chat except for the small web-irc thingy. You can always open the chat into a small pop-up window, if you enjoy reading people talking about gay sex and how shit/good idra is compared to the streamer. :p